Join our editor-in-chief, Sarah Gray Miller, this Memorial Day weekend at the Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival, known simply as Fiddler's Grove, in Union Grove, North Carolina.

A few months ago, the festival was on the brink of ending its reign as the oldest continuously operating event of its kind in North America. But thanks to an outpouring of support, the concert that keeps traditional American music alive will take place for its 90th year.

The festival got its start in 1924, when local teacher and musician H.P. Van Hoy hosted a contest for fiddlers, then called the Union Grove Fiddlers Convention, as a benefit for the Union Grove School. Van Hoy's son Harper took over in 1970, renaming the event and moving it from the school grounds to the current site at a campground in the foothills of the Brushy Mountains, about an hour north of Charlotte. Over the decades, the event's reputation has grown, drawing noteworthy musicians such as J.P. Fraley, David Holt, and David Grisman. Grammy winner Doc Watson was even discovered there.

Then, in January, the Van Hoy family announced plans to discontinue Fiddler's Grove due to high costs and time demands. After hearing from fans though, a new generation—including one of the founder's great-grandchildren, Jessica Duncan, and a cousin, Lissy Rosemont—decided to help keep the weekend going. Rosemont, a singer, will also take the stage on Saturday night.

"Our ancestors created this amazing event, and we want to honor them by continuing it," explains Duncan. Adds Rosemont: "I've toured the country and have never attended or performed at another event quite like this. It's a true musician's festival—a piece of living American history."

Country Living will be documenting this year's concert for a story you'll see in the magazine next year. So come out to hear old-time and bluegrass music for just $5 per person, per day, and you might run into Sarah Gray, who happens to be a relative of H.P. Van Hoy himself.